SAINT LEO, Fla. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team wrapped up the first weekend of play for the 2019 season with a pair of losses at No. 23 Saint Leo on Sunday afternoon by scores of 4-0 and 9-5 to close out the three-game series. UAH dips to 1-2, while SLU rises to 3-1.
 
Next Time Out
- UAH continues its road swing to start the 2019 season next Saturday and Sunday at Anderson for a three-game nonconference series.
 
SLU 4, UAH 0
Game-Changer
- A three-run fourth inning – highlighted by a two-run home run by SLU's Mike Wyman – keyed a 4-0 victory for the hosts in game one of the doubleheader on Sunday.
 
Inside the Box Score
- UAH totaled four hits in the loss, led by Palmer Ford who went 2-for-4 against the Lions.
- Malave Bettinger drew a team-high two walks.
- Landon Ezzell and Jack Stamper each contributed one hit in game one on Sunday.
- Stamper provided the lone extra-base hit for the Chargers, which was a double down the third base line in the sixth inning.
- Brooks Brophy made the start on the mound for the Chargers, turning in four innings with four runs allowed and one strikeout. The loss drops Brophy's record to 1-0 on the year.
- Whitt Davis had a strong outing of relief in the contest, as he tossed the final 4.0 innings with no runs allowed and three strikeouts.
 
Noteworthy
- UAH has not committed an error in the field in two games to start the season.
- Brophy's start on the mound was the first of his collegiate career.
 
SLU 9, UAH 5
Game-Changer
- Saint Leo utilized a pair of big innings with four runs in the third and three runs in the fifth, which helped the Lions to the 9-5 win in the series finale.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Tyler McCown paced the Chargers at the plate with a 4-for-4 performance that included a team-high two triples and three runs scored.
- McCown additionally recorded the lone steal for the Chargers.
- Both Will Acuff and Malave Bettinger went 2-for-3 in the contest to rank second on the roster in hits.
- The Chargers had 11 base hits as a team in the contest.
- Bettinger, Palmer Ford, Steven Milke and Nolan Ramsey each had an RBI during the loss.
- Betinger, Zach Duvall, Ford, and Milke recorded one walk apiece.
- Heath Senn made the start on the mound for the Chargers, as he notched 2.2 innings with four runs and four strikeouts. He took the loss to drop his season record to 0-1.
- Cody Morrow tossed the last 2.0 innings of relief, allowing zero earned runs and zero walks while striking out one batter.
 
Noteworthy
- McCown's four hits as well as his two triples are a career-high in a single game for the sophomore.
- This was the Chargers first 10-plus hit performance this season.